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Dec 13, 2023GPLTeenBookReviews rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
GPL Teen Reviewer - Taylor Charlie Kelmeckis is a freshman at high school with few friends. He finds himself merely observing everyone else until he meets two other students, Sam and Patrick. The story follows him finding his place with…
Nov 29, 2023vampire1111 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
loved the book & movie
Aug 16, 2023Kit3 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I'm not going to lie, this is my favorite book/movie, and I am usaually ALL FOR THE BOOKS!! But.... in this case- the movie is better then the book. So only 4.5 stars....
Jul 26, 2023lorelg123 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Perks of Being a Wallflower follows Charlie on his journey through his first year of high school. Awkward and observatory, he navigates his way through this time by becoming friends with a group of seniors. Perks of Being a Wallflower…
Jul 24, 2023Lisarubee rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I listened to the audiobook and bravo to the narrator for an excellent portrayal of Charlie. The story consists of letters written to an unknown friend, where he shares what's happening in his life. It brings to light first experiences and…
Jul 20, 2023Pfeilm rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
As stated in the video comment of the same title, after reading the book due to having been banned from all Spotsylvania, VA school libraries, I had to see the movie. Who doesn't like Emma Watson? The book is obviously more detailed, but…
Jun 13, 2023kavya12 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is such a good book. I watched the movie first, but reading the book gave me a different experience. It captures teenage friendships correctly and explores many different themes like abuse, anxiety, PTSD, and lighter subjects like…
Jun 09, 2023Joseph E Rypstra rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Real.
Mar 30, 2023batrickpateman rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An all time favorite of mine. Watched the movie first and picked the book up immediately after. It does so many things right: introversion, not fitting in, role models, friendship, sensitivity, anxiety/fear, trauma, and striving for more.…
Jan 16, 2023jiya_j rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is sad in a comforting way. I have no clue what that says about me as a person but this book will always be a favorite of mine. The story follows a 15-year-old boy named Charlie, who begins to write letters…
Sep 08, 2022
The story unfolds in a series of letters. Charlie is a shy high school freshman who talks about his struggles at school and with family through letters he addresses to "Dear friend." Still reeling from his friend's suicide the year before,…
Aug 14, 2022davehasabeard rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is in my top ten of all time favorites. In the same breath, it was both sad and happy, as well as depressing and encouraging.
Jun 14, 2022anjikas rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a wonderful coming of age story written by Stephen Chbosky. The main character, Charlie, is one which is very relatable to many teenagers, particularly in high school. The first time I read this book, I…
Apr 24, 2022
All of us among foreign international global relations through the many different kinds of human beings, male and female can be a wall flower, each individual global citizen just wants to fit in to their own group of peers to get along in…
Feb 26, 2022SAPL_Teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The perks of being a wallflower is a book filled with enthusiasm and spirit. Fifteen year old Charlie starts off his first year of high school as if muted from the crowd. He keeps to himself and passes time by reading and rereading his…
Feb 13, 2022Archer23323 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming of age young adult fiction novel set in the 1990's about a high school freshman named Charlie who is sheltered and lonely but spends the year observing the people around him and learning how to…
Feb 09, 2022InnisfilTeenReads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Perks of Being A Wallflower is a brilliant coming-of-age story written by Stephen Chbosky. The plot of this book is actually very hard to explain, because there really isn’t one? The book is written in the form of letters that Charlie…
Nov 15, 2021SuzanneS_KCMO rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book brought me back to adolescence and how I felt as a teenager trying to figure out where I fit in and how to make friends and how to be myself. I think I would have connected with it better and it would have meant a lot to me if I…
Sep 24, 2021IndyPL_JaredW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I just finished reading this for the fourth time but this was the first time I had read a copy that had the new letter from Charlie and it was a wonderful follow-up, a wonderful way to bring a bit of closure to a book that I first read and…
Aug 26, 2021nishisinghal rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is narrated by 15-year-old Charlie who is entering high school. Charlie is a quiet and reserved boy, but is also is observant and thoughtful. The book is written in forms of short letters/diary entries…
Aug 10, 2021Ash_is_Confused rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I don't know if I can say for sure that this book is life changing, but it might be. It's so beautifully written, this just has to go on everyone's must read list.
Jul 19, 2021gabbymartini rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
favorite book ever, grab a box of tissues tho.
Jul 17, 2021liznis rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Told in the perspective of letters addressed to the reader, this book is definitely one of my favourites I've read about high school and teenage life. It centres around a teenager named Charlie (who is the one writing the "letters") and…
Jul 15, 2021HPLTeenReviewers rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
‘The Perks of Being A Wallflower’ by Stephen Chbosky is one of my favourite books of all time. This coming-of-age book has themes of romance, mental illness and teen angst entwined within it. The book is written in the format of letters to…
Jul 05, 2021svarier rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Unlike many other books talking about teenage life and struggles, I find this book to be very accurate. The whole book feels like a personal conversation with Charlie, and has a comforting setting to it.